Microwave and RF Laboratory
Course Objective: To introduce RF and microwave measurement methods. This is a laboratory course whose experiments build on material learned in ECEN 3410 (Electromagnetic Waves and Transmission) and serve to explore the nature and application of electromagnetic waves, transmission lines, waveguides, time-domain reflection, frequency-domain measurements, microwave networks, impedance matching, antenna pattern measurements, radar, and simple nonlinear concepts such as harmonics, square-law detection, mixing and transmitter/receiver hardware. Applications are found in terrestrial and satellite communications links and in both active and passive remote sensing systems. The material is essential for laboratory microwave research.